Tennessee Laws

Requirements for Licensure and Operations of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Question:

Are OTPs required to perform routine drug screening?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    (i)    A full toxicology screen to identify use of drugs including, but not limited to, opioids, methadone, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines and THC; see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    (1)    Random urine drug screening and other adequately tested toxicological procedures shall be used for the purposes of assessing the service recipient’s abuse of drugs and evaluating a service recipient’s progress in treatment. see full law